9th Annual Ice Sculpting Contest!
Let the Chips Fall Where They May!

The Ninth Annual Uptown Butte Ice Sculpting Contest will be held all day on December 12, 2009. From 9 am to 2:30 pm, ice sculpting teams will chip away at ice blocks (each weighs 340 pounds) on the sidewalks in front of Uptown businesses.

Then, after the ice chips settle, judges will cast a cold eye on the sculptures and rank them in adult and child categories for prizes and bragging rights.

Shoppers can watch the progress throughout the day as ice carvers uncover beautiful sculptures from within blocks of ice.

Celebration Saturday starts with Breakfast with Santa, a treat for kids that goes way beyond cookies and milk. Treat your kids to a visit with their favorite elfmeister. The event will be held at the Metals Sports Bar & Grill at Park & Main (8 W. Park St.). The cost for the breakfast is $6 per person. To make reservations, call 782-5534.

Entertainment will be provided by Santa, of course, who will be bringing along early gifts for all the nice children and a few lumps of coal in case he encounters any naughty ones.

Curious about the rules for the contest?

Click here.

Where will the ice sculptures be located?

Look to see blocks carved at the following locations in Uptown Butte:

Kally's Korner, 102 N. Main, 782-7157

Daniel Insurance, 18 W. Galena, 782-4251

Garden of Beadin', 31 W. Park, 782-0661

Butte Public Library, 226 W. Broadway, 723-3361

Maloney's Bar, 112 N. Main St., 490-4330

Uptown Sweets & Gifts, 47 W. Park, 723-3135

Harrington Surgical, 53 E. Broadway, 723-6541

Finlen Hotel, 100 E. Broadway, 723-5461

Steele's, 800 S. Wyoming St., 782-4231

Curley's Shoes, 129 N. Main St., 723-4549

Butte Weekly, 32 S. Main St., 782-3820

Rudolph's Furniture, 65 E. Park, 782-2100

Jail House Coffee, 116 W. Park, 782-1280

Old Butte Historical Adventures, 117 N. Main, 498-3424

Silver House & Thrift Store, 106 W. Broadway

Trimbo's Pizza, 43 E. Park, 782-1700

Empire Office Machines, 206 W. Granite, 782-4057

Metal's Sports Bar & Grill, 8 W. Park, 782-5534

Wein's Men Store, 37 W. Park, 782-1208

Broadway Antiques, 45 W. Broadway

CCCS, 68 West Broadway

Phoenix Gallery, 66 W. Park

Top of the Hill Bernina, 66 W. Park

Insty Prints of Butte, 22 W. Park, 723-3363

Advanced Dermatology, 24 E. Broadway, 723-7272

Richards & Rochelle Men's Store, 17 N. Main, 782-1761

Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse, 155 W. Granite, 497-6400

Markovich Realty at Jade Studio, 21 N. Main St., 490-6499

Park Street Liquor, 133 W. Park, 782-6278

Gamers, 15 W. Park, 723-5453

Acoma, 60 E. Broadway

Cavanaugh's County Celtic, 131 W. Park

MEPS, 22 W. Park, 723-8883

Artistic Design, 305 Front Street, 782-5775

Munchkins, 49 W. Park, 782-2856

Bad Beaver Bikes, 138 W. Park

US Bank, 10 S. Main St., 496-4000

Montana Standard, 25 W. Granite, 496-5539

Northwestern Energy, 40 E. Broadway

Big Brothers/Big Sisters, 107 E. Granite St., 782-9964